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7Mar 05

Leaked TV alert
According to b3ta‘s blog, the first episode of the new Dr Who has leaked onto BitTorrent already. I can’t find any supporting blogging or actual evidence (not while I’m at work), but they are usually reliable on this sort of thing. Opinion appears to be positive, and a couple of people I know who have seen it say they liked it a lot (though they would, being Who-industry types). This Easter I am indeed looking forward to the resurrection. Which is saying a lot as I have been opposed to this whole scheme for so long now.

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